Wednesday, February 1, 2023

dxviii. GANGER, Ted: Come Away

dxviii. GANGER, Ted

Come Away (2012)
TG, piano, voice
(6:22)


from Feeling My Way


from Ted's second album.

"A song sung in love to someone else."

In the rich key of D-Flat Major, Ted varies the meter between 4 and 3 (i.e. 12/8 and 9/8). As he introduces the the main section, check out the way he quickly changes the mood by moving to the subdominant (G-Flat) -- enriching the harmony, and requiring tons of double-flats:



Ted always includes a piano break in his tunes -- this one mirrors the same key movement:


and Ted's endings in songs like this one always feel so peaceful:

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